Class 9 Words and Expressions Solutions Unit 8
Words and Expressions Class 9 Unit 8 Solutions
Class 9 English Words and Expressions Solutions Unit 8
Question 1.
You have read about Santosh Yadav, the youngest woman in the world to have conquered Mount Everest in 1992. You must have heard or read about Poorna, who at the age of 13 years 11 months, became the youngest girl in the world to have scaled the Mount Everest in 2014, with sheer determination and willpower. You would have also read about Maria Sharapova who bagged the Women’s Singles crown at Wimbledon in 2004. She was determined, tough, competitive, hard-working with unwavering desire. Both of them had big dreams from the very young age.
Question 1.
Do you have the passion to do something other than your studies like these two icons have ? (Be it music, dance, theatre, trekking, water sport, painting, football, cricket, etc.)
Answer:
Yes, I want to be a world renowned musician.
Question 2.
Do you find any difficulty in pursuing your passion?
Answer:
Yes, I do find difficulties in pursuing my passion.
Question 3.
Who gives you support and encouragement to go ahead with your passion?
Answer:
My family, friends and teachers always guide and advise me to take right decisions to phrsue my passion.
Reading Comprehension:
Text – I
Question 1.
Read the following passage carefully. Based on your reading, answer the following questions in the space provided.
On 3 August 1996, Leander Paes became the first Indian to win an individual medal in 44 years when he defeated Fernando Meligeni of Brazil in an exciting match in the Centennial Olympic Games at Atlanta. Paes ranked 31 places below the Brazilian, played with gusto and determination against a player who has two ATP tour titles under his belt, and clinched the bronze medal. He was given a standing ovation when Paesraised his hand in triumph and said a silent prayer.
Leander’s father had won a bronze medal in the Munich Olympics 1972 as a member of the Indian hockey team. It is creditable to Leander Paes as he got it in an individual event. Later he dedicated the medal to his coach and his doubles teammate. “They have helped me out and given me advice and kept me in good frame of mind. This medal doesn’t just show my efforts; it shows the efforts of the whole team.”
Paes was recognised as a prodigy by Vijay Amritraj in the ‘80s. Even so, Paes’ true mentor has been Naresh Kumar, the former Indian Davis Cup Captain. His incredible Davis Cup record speaks for itself. While it may be said that some of his Davis Cup victories were achieved be¬cause he was playing on his favourite surface, grass and enjoyed home support. But at Atlanta, Paes had none of these advantages except his coach, close family members and the expatriates. While Davis Cup victories bring in good cash rewards and ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) points, there he was playing for just a medal. Paes explains it all when he says, “When I am playing for my country I don’t expect anything.” That straightaway sets him apart.
He succeeds because of his willingness to take his chances, swift reflexes and mental strength, and the fact that he does not accept defeat easily.
Question 1.
Leander’s victory at Atlanta is significant because
Answer:
he was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal in 44 years.
Question 2.
His father’s Olympic triumph in 1972 was different from his own because it was
Answer:
a team medal and not an individual medal.
Question 3.
Leander gave credit to his coach and his teammate in doubles for his victory. How did they help him?
Answer:
They helped Paes and gave him good advice. They also kept him in good frame of mind.
Question 4.
If you are required to sum up Leander’s qualities as a player, which one would you like to highlight and why?
Answer:
His refusal to accept defeat easily is his best quality being player. This is because if a player starts accepting defeat as a part of game, the number of defeats keeps on rising slowly and steadily. It is the refusal to accept defeat that motivates a true player to fight back and rise to the top.
Question 5.
In India, while registering his victories in Davis Cup one could say that he won because
Answer:
he played on his favourite surface, that is, grass.
Question 6.
At’ Atlanta he won because
Answer:
of the support of his coach, close family members and expatriates.
Text – II
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
Where the Mind is Without Fear
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habits;
Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action;
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake – Rabindranath Tagore
Question 1.
Given here are certain ideas from the poem “Where the mind is without fear” by Rabin dranath Tagore. Identify the lines from the poem that refer to these and write the lines in the space given below.
a) Everybody should be able to learn.
b) There ought not be a division among people on the basis of caste, class, creed, religion or any other such basis.
c) People should be honest and speak out their heart.
d) Actions should stem from logic and not superstitions and beliefs, leading to progress.
e) People to be free of fear and oppression.
f) The poet is addressing ____ so that ____
Answer:
a) Where knowledge is free.
b) Where the world has not been broken up into fragments/by narrow domestic walls.
c) Where words come out from the depth of truth.
d) Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way/into the dreary desert sand of dead habits.
e) Where the mind is without fear.
f) God so that He creates such a world as described in the poem.
Question 2.
This poem was written by Rabindranath Tagore much before India attained freedom. What, do you think, is the significance of these lines in the context of his time?
Answer:
The significance of these lines in the context of his time lies in the fact that India was a country where all these features could exist, However, human mind was not free, knowledge was not free. There were different worlds ruled by religion, creed, caste and other ‘narrow domes¬tic walls’. Where no one was perfect and reason had lost its way into dreary and dead habits.
Vocabulary:
Question 1.
Suggest a word for each sentence/phrase correctly. Refer to the chapter ‘Reach for the Top, Part I given in your textbook, Beehive. The paragraph numbers where these words are used, are given in brackets.
a) A state of happiness and satisfaction. (2)
b) An action or way of behaving that is usual in tradition. (3)
c) A word or statement that expresses agreement of confirmation. (5)
d) The ability to withstand hardship or adversity. (7)
e) Final stage of something you’ve been working towards. (7)
Answer:
- Contentment
- Prevailing custom
- Answered in the affirmative
- Physical endurance and mental toughness
- Culmination
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks using the words given in the box. These words are taken from the chapter ‘Reach for the Top’ of your textbook, Beehive. You can refer to a dictionary to find out the meanings of these words.
prevails, positive, apology, affluent, expedition, culmination
a) She wears expensive dresses and jewellery. It seems she belongs to an _______ family.
b) At present, political turmoil _______ in most parts of the world.
c) Mr. Khanna admitted his mistake by writing a letter of _______ to the Head of the Department.
d) The Director was quite _______ while addressing his employees.
e) The result that you see today is a _______ of years of hardwork and dedication.
f) School children went on a week-long _______ during their summer holidays.
Answer:
a) affluent ;
b) prevails ;
c) apology ;
d) positive ;
e) culmination ;
f) expedition
Question 3.
Playing with the words: How many words can you make from the words given below?
Answer:
a) vocal ;
b) labour ;
c) cal ;
d) lab ;
e) voc ;
f) rub ;
g) coal
Question 4.
An idiomatic expression is a group of words with a special meaning. The individual words in the expression do not mean what they otherwise stand for.
Example : Maria Sharapova cannot be ‘pigeon-holed’ or cdtegorised. Her talent, unwavering desire to succeed and readiness to sacrifice have lifted her to the top of the world. Here pigeon-holed does not mean that there is a hole for the pigeon to its nest. But it means that someone or something belongs to a particular type or group ; is categorised, especially without knowing much about them. Now, consult a dictionary and match the following idiomatic expressions given in Column ‘A’with their meanings in Column‘B’.
| Column A. | Column B |
| eager beaver | Something of someone provides a lot of money for little effort |
| cash cow | very careless in the way a person moves or behaves |
| kangaroo court | wait and be patient |
| bull in a china shop | a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard |
| hold your horses | an unofficial court or meeting that disregards current laws and conducts unfair trials |
Answer:
a) – (iv)
b) – (i)
c) – (v)
d) – (ii)
e) – (iii)
Grammar:
In the chapter ‘Reach for the Top’ in Beehive, you have read that two clauses in a sentence have their own subject and verb or verb phrase. One part of the sentence (or one clause) tells us why or when something happened.
Examples:
• I read Sherlock Holmes while I was on holiday.
• It was raining heavily when I got home in the evening.
• I will phone you when I go to the clinic.
• Can I borrow your book when you have finished it?
Question 1.
Match each of the sentence halves given below to make meaningful sentences.
| He was found guilty of driving | when she tripped over. |
| I get a pain in my knee | when the mother left. |
| The boy started to cry | I switched on the emergency light. |
| Rainy was walking along the footpath | when you cross my house. |
| When the lights went out, | while he was under the influence of alcohol, |
| You will see the river | when I walk up the stairs. |
Answer:
a) He was found guilty of driving while he was under the influence of alcohol.
b) I get a pain in my knee when I walk up the stairs.
c) The boy started to cry when the mother left.
d) Rainy was walking along the footpath when she tripped over.
e) When the lights went out, I switched on the emergency light.
f) You will see the river when you cross my house.
Question 2.
Make one sentence combining the two statements given below.
Example:
It’s getting dark.
Let’s go home before that.
Let’s go home before it gets dark.
a) She must clean the room
I won’t enter the room until this is done.
________ until ________
b) I will do the cooking.
Then I will come to your house.
________ after ________
c) I will go to the library.
Then I will issue the book for you.
________ when ________
d) Evening came. They rested.
________ when ________
e) The salesman came.
Rita was eating her breakfast.
________ while ________
f) We went to see the play with grandfather. Do you remember?
________ when ________
Answer:
a) I won’t enter the room until she cleans the room.
b) I will come to your house after cooking.
c) I will issue the book when I go to the library.
d) They rested when evening came.
e) The salesman came while Rita was eating her breakfast.
f) Do you remember when we went to see the play with the grandfather?
Editing:
Question 1.
In each of the following sentences you have to remove or add a word or a phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. Write the correct sentences in the space given below.
a) Maria Sharapova likes to be dancing, singing and fashion.
b) She has love for pancakes with chocolate spread and fizzy orange drinks.
c) Maria had to leave her mother behind in Siberia at age of nine.
d) She put with insults and humiliation in order to realise dream of becoming a tennis star.
e) Her dream was to be number one world tennis.
Answer:
a) Maria Sharapova likes dancing, singing and fashion.
b) She loves pancakes with chocolate spread and fizzy orange drinks.
c) Maria had to leave her mother behind in Siberia at the age of nine.
d) She put up with insults and humiliation in order to realise the dream of becoming a tennis star.
e) Her dream was to be number one in world tennis.
Question 2.
There are spelling errors in the paragraph given here. Correct the spelling errors and rewrite the paragraph with appropriate punctuation marks in the given space.
Savitribai Phule
“Awake Arise, and Educate. Smash traditions Liberate”
First female teacher of Indias first womens school, founder of the modern Marathi po¬etry at a time when womens potential and celibre were underestimated she worked for the uplifftment and education of females in the country with her husband’s help. She opened a school for untouchable girls Orthodox individuals from the upper cast used to mock at her efforts and throw stones and dung on her nevertheless she continued with her teaching the British government honoured her contribution to education later on.
Answer:
Savitribai Phule
“Awake Arise, and Educate. Smash traditions Liberate”
First female teacher of India’s first women’s school, founder of the modern Marathi po-etry at a time when women’s potential and calibre were underestimated. She worked for the upliftment and education of females in the country with her husband’s help. She opened a school for untouchable girls. Orthodox individuals from the upper caste used to mock at her efforts and throw stones and dung on her. Nevertheless, she continued with her teaching. The British government honoured her contribution to education later on.
Listening:
Question 1.
Your teacher or a classmate will read the excerpt given below. Listen to it carefully and answer the questions.
Harvard-MIT researcher, Hugh Herr, is familiar with the obstacles faced by amputees. A world-class mountain climber at the age of 17, Herr and a friend were trapped in a snowstorm while ascending New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in 1982. After three days without food or camping gear, the two were rescued, but frostbite cost Herr both his iegs, which were amputated just belqw the knee.
Herr was fitted with prostheses, but he soon discovered that they were developed for walking on flat surfaces, and not for taking on advanced functions like climbing or running. With the same determination that he once applied to climbing, he set out to create a better prosthetic leg. He worked with an engineering shop to fashion his own prostheses, tinkering with customised sockets and lighter materials. He even designed artificial feet specially made for climbing rock (built flat and narrow for getting a toehold in cracks and ice featuring sharp spikes).
“I experienced a tremendous amount of pain from prosthetic limbs at first”, Herr says. “So I decided to go back to school and learn about physics and engineering to try to solve these problems.” Herr obtained a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT in 1993 and a doctorate in biophysics from Harvard five years later. After struggling for a decade to come up with a better prosthetic limb, just getting the knee to market will be a personal triumph for Herr – yet another mountain conquered. “It’s been a long road”, he says. “But I think I’m finally in a position to make a difference.”
Question 1.
What happened to Hugh Herr at the age of 17?
Answer:
He and his friend were trapped in a snowstorm while ascending New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in 1982.
Question 2.
What happened to both of his legs?
Answer:
Both of his legs were amputated just below the knee and fitted with prostheses.
Question 3.
What were the two things he was unable to do with the prostheses?
Answer:
He could not climb and run with the prostheses.
Question 4.
Why did he decide to go back to school?
Answer:
He decided to go back to school to learn about Physics and Engineering to try to solve the problems posed by the prostheses at theat time.
Question 5.
What degrees did he get from MIT and Harvard?
Answer:
He obtained a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT and Doctorate in biophysics from Harvard.
Speaking:
Question 1.
In a group of three, read aloud the dialogues. You are Kiran and your two partners are Sunita and Sarita. Then fill in the table given below.
Sunita : What kind of things do you like to do in your free time?
Kiran : I like playing basketball. I play on a city team every Saturday afternoon. It helps me stay fit and happy. I have made some good friends!
Sarita : I didn’t know that. How long have you been playing?
Kiran : For about a year now. But it’s not the only thing I like to do. I also enjoy painting. It’s great for relieving stress.
Sunita : Really? Are you good at it?
Kiran : Not too bad. But I’m not a Picasso or Rembrandt. How about you guys? What do you like to do in free time?
Sarita : Well, a couple of times a month I go up to Widow Mountain with some buddies and go hang gliding.
Sunita : No way! You do ? That sounds dangerous! Aren’t you scared?
Sarita : Not at all. It’s fascinating. It’s so beautiful up there. I feel as free as a bird. You should try it sometime.
Sunita : It sounds awesome, but I think I’m too much of a scared cat to try it.
Kiran : Wow! I might want to try it sometime. Do you think I could?
Sarita : Sure, how about this Saturday? I’ll let you know the details later.
Kiran : Sounds great! I can’t believe I’m going to do it. Sunita, by the way, you never told us what you do in your spare time.
Sunita : Well, uh, I like to knit… And you know I can’t go very far… But I am going to convince my parents to let me join Karate classes. It will be great self-defence.
Answer:
| Names | list of interests | Why do they find these interesting? |
| Sarita | Hanggliding | Feel free as a bird |
| Kiran | Play basketball, Painting | Stay fit and happy, Relieve stress |
| Sunita | Join Karate classes | Self-defence |
Question 2.
Work in pairs. Imagine you are Sunita. You are trying to convince your father to let you join the Karate classes. You can use the given clues for the conversation. Take turns to be Sunita and her father.
| Want to learn Karate | Girls to stay at home. |
| Friends are into sport | Who will help mother? |
| Felt out of place not doing anything sporty | School work may suffer |
| decided to take up Karate | Going out may be unsafe |
| Keep me physically fit | No real benefits, expenses |
| Class in the next society | May be called unfeminine |
| Great self-defence, you can see these videos | Oh, that’s nice, my daughter will be no less. |
You can then write the conversation.
Answer:
| Sunita | Father |
| Papa, I have a desire to learn Karate. | No, that can’t be. Girls must stay home. |
| But papa, all my friends are into sport. | Tell me, who will help your mother with household chores then? |
| I felt out of plade not doing anything sporty as compared to them. | And, what about your school work? That will also suffer. |
| Papa, I have decided to take up Karate. | But, going out may be unsafe. |
| Papa, I have checked. The classes are in the next society only. So I don’t have to go too far. | Dear, it has no real benefits and only adds up to expenses. |
| It will keep me fit. Moreover, it is a great self defence. Let me show you some related video. You can see these for yourself. | Really, it is great. Sorry nut, I was behaving unfeminist. Sure, you can join, it dear. And one day, I will be proud of you as my daugh-ter will be no less than others. |
Writing:
Question 1.
Given below is some information about Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza. You can visit your school library and search the Internet to collect more information and to find out if it is correct. Write a short motivational article for your school magazine using these details. The article can aim towards encouraging girls to take up sports.
| Saina Nehwal | Sania Mirza |
| From Hisar in Haryana | Indian professional tennis player |
| Her family shifted to Hyderabad when she was very young. | Born in Mumbai |
| First trained with Nani Prasad, Stadium was 25 kms away from home | Family moved to Hyderabad sometime after her birth. |
| Then coached by S.M. Arif, Vimal Kumar and P. Gopichand | Started learning lawn tennis from her father at the age of six. |
| Professional badminton singles player | Started participating in the ITF tourna-ments in 2001. |
| World no.2 in 2009, formerly world no.l in 2015 | Won three titles in 2002 to be identified as an upcoming player. |
| Right-handed player with many interna-tional titles. | Turned professional in 2003, and won several titles including the Girls’ Doubles title at Wimbledon. |
| Has seen both ups and downs | Has been injured and recovered. |
| First Indian woman to win an Olympic medal ’ | Won several doubles titles in WTA. Formerly ranked as India’s no.l doubles player by WTA. |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Arjuna award, has received the Padma Bhushan in 2016 | Times Magazine’s 2016 list – Sania one of the most influential people in the world. Has been awarded the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shree. |
Answer:
It is a myth that “boys are more interested in sports than girls”. There is no research that shows that boys are more interested in sports than girls. We do know that girls are just as interested in sports as boys when they are young. A combination of lack of opportunity, lack of peer group support when they do play sports and lack of encouragement causes them to drop out of sports. The benefits of athletic participation for boys and girls are the same.
There are additional sociological and physiological benefits for girls who play compared to those who don’t. Vomen who are active in sports and recreational activities as girls feel greater confi¬dence, self-esteem and pride in their physical and social selves than those who were sedentary as kids, sports develop transferrable skills such as leadership skills, teamwork, setting goals which are applicable beyond sport.
We can take the examples of two of the leading female sports personalities of the country – Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza.
Saina Nehwal is from Hisar in Haryana. Her family shifted to Hyderabad when she was very young. She first trained with Nani Prasad. The stadium was 25 kms.,away from home. She was then coached by S.M. Arif, Vimal Kumar and P. Gopichand. She is a professional badminton singles player. She rose to World no. 2 in 2009 and became World no. 1 in 2015. She is a right-handed player with many international titles to her credit. She has seen many ups and downs in her journey to success. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player. She was born in Mumbai. Her family moved to Hyderabad sometime after her birth. She started learning lawn tennis from her fa¬ther at the age of six. Soon, she started participating in the ITF tournaments in 2001. She won three titles in 2002 to be identified as an upcoming player. She turned professional in 2003, and won three titles in 2002 to be identified as an upcoming player. She turned professional in 2003, and won several titles including the Girls’ Doubles title at Wimbledon. She had suffered many injuries but recovered due to her sheer will and determination. She had won several doubles titles in WTA. She was formerly ranked as India’s no. 1 doubles player by WTA.
Question 2.
The chapter ‘Reach for the Top’, Part I ends with the sentence “Santosh collected and brought down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas.” You may have visited different tourist places and picnic spots. However, the beauty of the Nature is spoiled by waste and garbage thrown unmindfully by tourists. As a conscious and responsible citizen of India, write a letter to the editor of a national newspaper. Therein, you may highlight the issue and measures for creating awareness about curbing environmental pollution. creating awareness about curbing environmental pollution. Discuss with your classmates how ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ can be promotes.
Answer:
To,
The Editor,
The Statesman,
4, Chowringhee square,
Kolkata – 700001.
Sub : Garbage – Danger to Environment
Sir,
I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned through your esteemed daily towards the possible environmental threats due to the problem of garbage. Pollution is a problem in our community that is damaging both our environment and our health. Everything is affected by pollution, even if you can’t see the effects.
- When I walk around town, I only see a few recycling bins. If we were to put more recycling bins around town, our trash could be recycled and not put in landfills.
- Another way to help recycle things is to recycle all plastic bags in stores.
- Walking when you can instead of using your car can limit air pollution.
- Simply not litter
- Vigilance and hold onto any trash that you have until you get to a trash can or recycling bin.
The environment is being harmed by all the different types of pollution we create. The emissions from our cars create air pollution which causes harmful particles to be in the air that we breathe. Litter causes damage to the environment by causing harmful bacteria to grow. This litter smothers plants, harms animals that keep the environment in check, and can even cause fires.
Not only is pollution harmful, but it is also unsightly. All types of pollution are harming our health, but air pollution is the main offender. According to the World Health Organisation, “In children and adults, both short – and long-term exposure to ambient air pollution can lead to reduced lung function, respiratory infections, and aggravated asthma.” Pollution is one of the main sources of many lung diseases that we see today. The more pollution we have, the more likely these diseases increase.
Water pollution is another hazard to our health because drinking contaminated water can make you very sick. Even if litter doesn’t affect us physically, it can mentally affect the pride in our community. Taking the time to prevent and get rid of pollution will be beneficial to everyone in our environment. Stopping pollution will help our community look better and decrease health problems that are caused by the effect of pollution. As a result, we will be the community that everyone will want to be like.
Yours sincerely,
ABC
Project:
Question 1.
In January 2018, the President of India awarded 112 amazing “First Ladies” for being first in their respective fields. Find out the achievements of some of them.
• A class board can be prepared with your contributions.
• Make a collage of the “First Ladies”, their struggle, endeavour and achievements. Display it in the class.
• Your group can make Power Point presentation of their life, struggle,-society, inspiration and achievements.
Answer:
1. P.T, Usha
Title : First Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event Pilavallakandi Thekkepa- rambil Usha, popularly known as P.T. Usha was born on 27 June 1964, in the village of Payyoli, Kozhikode District, Kerala.
Struggles: She grew up in a poor family. Her parents knew nothing about athletics. They were impressed with her but were not equipped to guide her. Participating in races was not common among girls in those days. The poor condition of family and health issues didn’t permit her to have a privileged life. Sports infra-structure in the country was limited and training facilities available to athletes left much to be desired. She had to suffer the allegations of drug use and dejection of losing out on an Olympic medal but against all odds she emerged as a winner.
Achievements and Endeavours :
- Won five medals at the interstate meet for juniors, in Kollam in 1978.
- Four gold medals in 100m, 200m, 60m hurdles and high jump.
- Bronze in 4 100 m relay.
- Won multiple medals at the 1979 National Games and 1980 National Inter-State meet.
- Won silver medals in 100m, 200m clocking 11.95s and 25.32s at the 1982 Asian games, New Delhi.
- At the 1983 Open National championships in Jams hedpur set a new National record in 400m.
- In the 1985 Jakarta Asian championships, won six medals – five gold and one bronze.
- Usha has won 101 International medals.
- In 1984, she was, conferred the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award.
- She was awarded the Greatest Woman Athlete in 1985 at the Jakarta Asian Athelic Meet, Adidas Golden Shoe award for the Best Athlete in 1986 at the Seoul Asian Games.
2. Bachendri Pal
‘Bachendri Pal’ was an Indian mountaineer, who was born on 24 May 1954.
Title: First Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Struggles : She belonged to a family of moderate meAnswer: She was one of the seven children of her parents. She suffered stiff opposition from her family and relatives when she decided to opt for a career as a professional mountaineer rather than a school teacher. By means of her work and sheer determination. She created history, When she successfully submitted the Everest.
Achievements and Endeavours:
- Won Gold medal for Excellence in Mountaineering by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
- Was awarded Gold medal by the Department of Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India (1985).
- Was conferred with Arjuna award by the Government of India.
- Calcutta ladies study group award (1986).
- Was listed in the Guiness Book of World records(1990).
- National Adventure Award by the Government of India.
- Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India (1995).
- Honorary Doctorate from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.
- Awarded Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India (1984).
Question 2.
Even now girls have to struggle for getting education and participating in games. They are victims of child marriage, harassment, etc. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is an initiative by the Government in India for ensuring survival, protection and education of the girl child. As a citizen of India what will be your contribution in promoting girls, education and safeguarding their interest?
Prepare posters, write slogans and draw charts to create awareness in the society.
Answer:
Note: Using the above ideas along with their own, students can answer the given questions on posters, slogans etc.
Education is a necessary component for the growth and prosperity of any country, but it is critical for developing economics. Studies show that educating girls is particularly important and can help reduce poverty as well as other social ills.
With the advent of industrialization and various technological developments which are taking place every second in the different corners of the world, our economy seems to be progressing day by day across various fields. However, there is no denying that our country has not been successful enough to rid the problems affecting the far fetched / remote areas of the society. There are several underdeveloped sections of the society where the fair sex is still the victim of evils like child marriage, harassment, dowry. They are deprived of their natural freedom and feel quite unsafe and insecure. It is very commonly witnessed that despite the various initiatives taken by the government are in place, ever increasing cases of violence against women are reported on daily basis.
Even this system of enforcement has its loop holes and consequently it has not been suc-cessful to bring forth the desired effect on the society. As a woman and a citizen of India, I strongly feel that we must not entirely depend on these schemes or surrender completely to them in order to ensure our safety and protection. However, we must work at the grassroot, level to stop this issue from emanating in the first place. Parents should feel the responsibility to educate their girl child and make them independent citizens to keep them off such issues.
Adequate awareness through campaigns, posters and various communication channels must be created. The rural population must be educated about the benefits of women empowerment, how it can positively impact their lives, by improving their economic status and well being, They must be motivated to participate actively in the several government schemes at their disposal. They actively must be encouraged in every possible way to strive for Quality Education. The drive to Educate themselves must come from within to make the whole program a success.